In 1889, Benjamin Harrison was inaugurated as the 23rd president. In 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president. In 1893, Grover Cleveland was inaugurated a second time, as the 24th president on March 4. He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. In 1897, William McKinley was inaugurated as the 25th president .
World War I
1898 saw the outbreak of the Spanish-American War: USS Maine was blown up in Havana harbor, prompting the U.S. to declare war on Spain. The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the War, with Spain giving up control of Cuba, which became an independent republic, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the U.S. In 1908, the Bureau of Investigation, forerunner of the FBI, was established. In 1909, William Howard Taft was inaugurated as the 27th
president. In 1913, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th president.
In 1917, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary three years after the conflict began in 1914. The Armistice ending World War I was signed in 1918.
William McKinley
In 1889, Benjamin Harrison was inaugurated as the 23rd president. In 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president. In 1893, Grover Cleveland was inaugurated a second time, as the 24th president on March 4. He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. In 1897, William McKinley was inaugurated as the 25th president .World War I
1898 saw the outbreak of the Spanish-American War: USS Maine was blown up in Havana harbor, prompting the U.S. to declare war on Spain. The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the War, with Spain giving up control of Cuba, which became an independent republic, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the U.S. In 1908, the Bureau of Investigation, forerunner of the FBI, was established. In 1909, William Howard Taft was inaugurated as the 27thpresident. In 1913, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th president.
In 1917, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary three years after the conflict began in 1914. The Armistice ending World War I was signed in 1918.
American history